HOPEFUL: ROBERT FORTESREPRESENTING Meeting House Hill, DorchesterAGE 40THEME SONG "Romney on the MTA"IN HIS WORDS "I'm the only candidate with 15 years senior management experience in government. I have a record of solving problems for the people of Boston."IN OUR WORDS It's no wonder that Robert Fortes doesn't openly label himself a Republican — the unaffiliated pol and political legacy (his late father, Robert Fortes Sr., was a state rep from Mattapan) worked for former governor Mitt Romney, and is currently assistant general manager for strategic planning, performance, and accountability at the MBTA — so he must know quite well that his party is recklessly incompetent. To be taken seriously, Fortes should have to publicly denounce the Mittster and the Green Line.

Final four? Some of Boston's savviest political insiders were confident of one thing going into last week's preliminary election: the top four finishers in the at-large City Council race would not be the same quartet to actually win those four seats in November.

For Boston City Council Boston city councilors enjoy relatively high political profiles, but in reality they labor under the tight constraints of a strong-mayor system.

District 7 endorsement: Vote Tito Thirty-five-year-old Tito Jackson, a former economic development official in Governor Deval Patrick's administration, is the candidate most deserving of District 7's votes.

Sluts for justice On Saturday, Boston joins the national SlutWalk movement, demonstrating solidarity to fight "slut shaming," a common response to sexual violence.

No more Mr. Nice Council By announcing his campaign for city council, Michael Flaherty immediately unleashed the bitter side of Boston politics.

CZARFACE SOARS ABOVE THE CLOUDS | February 11, 2013 This week 7LES and Inspectah Deck drop Czarface , a full-length work of adventurous genius revolving around a metal-clad protagonist who feeds on destruction.

THE BPD ADDS INSULT TO INJURY | February 05, 2013 At times, this kind of decision makes you wonder whether the BPD is saving its best awards for officers who've been involved in the death of civilians.